Deux pianos is an upcoming 2025 French romantic drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring François Civil as a virtuoso French pianist who returns from Asia to experience an impossible love story in his hometown of Lyon. The cast includes Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardot. The film will be released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 15 October 2025.
Plot.
The story follows the career of Mathias, a virtuoso French pianist who lived in Asia for many years and returns to his hometown of Lyon to experience an impossible love story.
Production.
Development.
On 30 September 2024, Arte France Cinéma announced that it would co-produce along with Why Not Productions the next film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, , starring François Civil as a virtuoso pianist who lives an impossible love story, and that Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardot would also star in the film that is set in the city of Lyon.
On 6 June 2025, it was reported that the title was changed to .
Filming.
Principal photography began in Lyon, France on 18 October 2024. Filming locations included the Parilly train station and the streets of Vieux Lyon. Shooting wrapped in December 2024.
Release.
The film was originally set to be released theatrically in 2026. On 6 June 2025, it was reported that the film will be released in France on 15 October 2025 by Le Pacte.